Grapple for storage batteries and the like



June 23, 1931. H. E. NEWTON 1,811,730

GRAPPLE FOR STORAGE BATTERIES AND THE LIKE Filed May 28, 1930 E" .1. 1 71/ Q L 5 10 i4? jf/fi I 7 H Mil f0.

Z j 3%? w Patented June 23, 1931 HARRY E. NEWTON, OF HARDY, IOWA GRAIPLEFOR STORAGE BATTERIES AND THE LIKE Application. filed May 28, 1930.Serial No. 458,479.

The invention relates to means for handling storage batteries and otherlike devices, and has for its principal object the provision of agrapple that is reasonable in cost of manufacture, easy and comfortableto manipulate, and that is extremely effective in operation.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be foundillustrated in Lhe accompanying drawings, in which F igurel is a sideview in elevation of the improved grapple showing it applied to aconventional storage battery,

Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a top plan view of thegrapple, Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on a plane indicatedby the line l4 of Figure 3, and

Figures 5 and 6 are detailed sectional views on planes indicated bylines 55, and 6-6,

respectively, of Figure 4.

In the drawings similar reference characters are used to designatecorresponding parts in all of the views.

' In Figures 1 and 2, the improved grapple is shown applied to aconventional storage battery A having loop handles B secured to the endsthereof, and the grapple is indicated at 1 and comprises two members 2and 3, each 1+ 01: which are formed of elongated strips of metal orother suitable rigid materialthat are hingedly connected together end toend as shown at 4. The strips 2 and 3 are pro vided with downturnedportions 5 and 6, respectively, and have their free ends offsetoutwardly as shown at 7 and 8, respectively with the extremities of saidoffset portions 7 and 8 inturned as shown at 9 and 10, respectively. Theextremities 9 and 10 and the adjacent portions of the offset portions 7and 8, respectively, slotted as shown at 11 and 12, respectively, toprovide means by which the grapple may be employed to lift batteries andother articles having T-shaped h andles, the slots 11 and 12 beingprovided to receive the stems of such T-shaped handles.

In order to strengthen the portions of the plates 2 and 3 adjacent tothe hinged portion a, and also to provide a comfortable handhold forsupporting the grapple, the opposite edges of said strips are curledupwardly as shown at 13 and 1%, respectively, said curled edges beingtapered outwardly from the hinged portions l, to more effectivelystrengthen the grapple adjacent to the hinged portions, and alsoproviding a more comfort-able handhold.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A grapple for storage batteries and the like,comprising two strips of rigid material hingedly secured together end toend, each of said strips being downturn-ed intermediate of their ends,the extremities of said clownturned portions being inturned to providegrappling jaws, and the side edges of the hinged ends of the stripsbeing curled upwardly to strengthen said portions of the strips and toprovide a handhold, said upwardly curled edges tapering in width fromthe hinged portion outwardly therefrom.

2. A grapple for storage batteries and the like, comprising two stripsof rigid material hingedly secured together end to end, each of saidstrips beingdownturned intermediate of their ends, outwardly offsetportions on the free ends of said downturned portions having inturnedextremities providing grappling jaws, and the side edges of the hingedends of the strips being curled upwardly to strengthen said portions ofthe strips and to provide a handheld, said upwardly curled edgestapering in width from the hinged portion outwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HARRY E. NEWTON.

